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News, media, training and events

Latest news, research, seminars, and training from the New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science. Stay informed and explore upcoming events.

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Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series

Catch up on past instalments of the Te Puna Haumaru Seminar Series where you can hear from our expert guests on understanding and preventing crime.

News

23 Nov 2025

New article! Samantha Taaka, HRA and Institute Director, publish their findings on . 

31 October 2025

has been awarded a Royal Society Te Apārangi Tāwhia te for her research on developing a systematic approach to identifying high-harm perpetrators of family violence.

24 September 2025

Research Associate, , co-writes for The Conversation on the . 

5 September 2025

The Ministry of Justice has published new fact sheets showcasing research our team has completed that was funded by the Ministry and used data from the .

Fact sheet 1:

Fact sheet 2:

22 August 2025

Research Associate,  comments to the Waikato Times on . 

25 July 2025 

New article! Samantha Taaka, and publish their findings on whether. 

10 July 2025

New article! and colleagues write for The Conversation on the . 

28 May 2025

Institute Director, , alongside HRA Simon T. Davies write a piece for The Conversation on 

16 Apr 2025

gives his thoughts to the Waikato Times on . 

07 Apr 2025

New article! Institute Director, , alongside Simon T. Davies and Caleb D. Lloyd have published This study identifies risk factors related to the imminent occurrence of family violence offending among people serving sentences involving supervision by a correctional agency.

15 Mar 2025

Honorary Research Associate, , comments to the Waikato Times on . 

21 Feb 2025

New article! Institute Director, , alongside HRA and Nick Wilson published .

09 Feb 2025

has published a new book titled "". 

03 Feb 2025

Dr Jacinta Cording co-authors an article on .

20 Nov 2024social media platforms

Connect with us! Te Puna Haumaru have joined the growing number of academics on . We'll be sharing our latest news and updates there, alongside our existing channels on , , and . 

7 Nov 2024

and have , administered by the Royal Society Te Apārangi. With Dr Apriel Jolliffe Simpson and Professor Devon Polaschek, our researchers will examine crime causation with an Indigenous approach, focusing on rangatahi tāne Māori (young Māori men) affected by crime. They will use the Māori health framework Te Whare Tapa Whā to identify ways of reducing harm within our communities. 

12 Oct 2024

explains to Stuff how . 

12 Jun 2024

The . shares his reflections from the 37th Asia-Pacific Roundtable and many sideline discussions for the Asia Media Centre. 

11 Apr 2024

The New Zealand Herald runs by .

5 Apr 2024

What is the social contagion effect and what does it have to do with ramraids? speaks with the and other modes of anti-social behaviour. 

31 Mar 2024

An organisation established to critique police investigations, has begun using police to train its staff. provides alternative solutions to The Post as the Criminal Cases Review Commission is accused of "".

13 Feb 2024 

Are harsher penalties required for youth feeling crimes? provides insight to the NZ Herald on .

7 Feb 2024

spoke with RNZ News about . ISUs often necessary if a prisoner was suicidal.

1 Nov 2023

Security and Crime Wānanga led by Dr Apriel Jolliffe Simpson in November with the Security, Crime and Intelligence Innovation Institute at Cardiff University featured in The 51's Sustainability 2022 report.

4 Oct 2023

Dr Reuben Steff wrote about .
While China’s activities are concerning, it should be made clear to Beijing that NZ’s and others’ responses in the security sphere are dependent on China’s approach to the region. Read more.

3 Oct 2023

Dr Armon Tamatea consulted for .
Relentless reports complete with daily footage of stolen cars being driven through shop fronts and brazen smash and grabs on vape stores, jewellers and dairies, youth crime became an issue politicians could not ignore. So what did policy makers come up with and what do the experts say. 

11 Sep 2023

Dr Armon Tamatea explains how the .
The increasing use of handcuffs on prisoners is being blamed on the remand population, which Corrections says is more violent than sentenced prisoners. Inmates are more likely to be handcuffed now than five years ago when the prison population was higher, according to figures from Corrections. 

13 Aug 2023

Dr Vimal Kumar discussed .
Non-existent product scams, sextortion and phishing. These are among the top categories of digital harm reported to Netsafe as the online safety charity records its “busiest ever” quarter. 

27 Jul 2023

Dr Reuben Steff discusses

13 Jul 2023

Dr Paul Brown is using his Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Science Whitinga Fellowship to .

27 Jul 2023

Dr Reuben Steff proposes

29 May 2023

Dr Sophie Curtis-Ham awarded The 51 2022 Koko Kairangi Award for Best Doctoral Thesis for her research on geographic profiling for investigative police work.

18 May 2023

Dr Reuben Steff explains why

1 May 2023

Dr Reuben Steff explains why Australia should care about

19 Apr 2023

Dr Armon Tamatea discusses and outlines the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-funded project he is leading, which aims to improve the safety and wellbeing of people who reside and work in prison settings.

18 April 2023

Dr Te Taka Keegan explains concerns about .